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In our fathers' time nothing was read but books of feigned chivalry, wherein a man by reading should be led to none other end, but only to manslaughter and bawdry.
Roger Ascham

Meaning of "manslaughter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MANSLAUGHTER

manslaughter  [ˈmænˌslɔːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MANSLAUGHTER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Manslaughter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MANSLAUGHTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

manslaughter

Manslaughter

Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being, in a manner considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is sometimes said to have first been made by the Ancient Athenian lawmaker Draco in the 7th century B.C.. However, Biblical references were made prior to this that differentiate unintentional killing due to accident, and premeditated killing. The definition of manslaughter differs from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The law generally differentiates between levels of criminal culpability based on the mens rea, or state of mind; or the circumstances under which the killing occurred. Manslaughter is usually broken down into two distinct categories: voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter; however, this is not the case in all jurisdictions. In some jurisdictions, such as the UK, Canada, and some Australian states, "adequate provocation" is a partial defence to a charge of murder, which, if accepted by the jury, would convert what would otherwise have been murder into manslaughter.

Definition of manslaughter in the English dictionary

The definition of manslaughter in the dictionary is the killing of a human being.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MANSLAUGHTER


daughter
ˈdɔːtə
exporter
ˈɛkspɔːtə
flaughter
ˈflɔːtə
freshwater
ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə
granddaughter
ˈɡrænˌdɔːtə
importer
ɪmˈpɔːtə
mortar
ˈmɔːtə
porta
ˈpɔːtə
porter
ˈpɔːtə
preslaughter
priːˈslɔːtə
quarter
ˈkwɔːtə
reporter
rɪˈpɔːtə
slaughter
ˈslɔːtə
sorta
ˈsɔːtə
supporter
səˈpɔːtə
torta
ˈtɔːtə
transporter
trænsˈpɔːtə
underwater
ˈʌndəˈwɔːtə
wastewater
ˈweɪstˌwɔːtə
water
ˈwɔːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MANSLAUGHTER

mansarded
Mansart
manscaping
manse
Mansell
manservant
Mansfield
manshift
Mansholt
mansion
Mansion House
mansionary
mansions
manslayer
Manson
mansonry
mansuete
mansuetude
Mansur
mansworn

WORDS THAT END LIKE MANSLAUGHTER

all-nighter
cigarette lighter
fighter
firefighter
freedom fighter
freighter
gas lighter
great-granddaughter
gunfighter
highlighter
involuntary manslaughter
jet fighter
laughter
lighter
night fighter
overnighter
prizefighter
Richter
righter
stepdaughter
voluntary manslaughter

Synonyms and antonyms of manslaughter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «manslaughter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MANSLAUGHTER

Find out the translation of manslaughter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of manslaughter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «manslaughter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

过失杀人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

homicidio involuntario
570 millions of speakers

English

manslaughter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हत्या
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القتل غير العمد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непредумышленное убийство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homicídio involuntário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নরহত্যা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

homicide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembunuhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Totschlag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

過失致死罪
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과실 치사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Manslaughter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tội ngộ sát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வன்மத்தினால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सदोष मनुष्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

adam öldürme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

omicidio preterintenzionale o colposo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieumyślne spowodowanie śmierci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ненавмисне вбивство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

omor prin imprudență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανθρωποκτονία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

strafbare manslag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

manslaughteren
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uaktsomt drap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of manslaughter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MANSLAUGHTER»

The term «manslaughter» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.472 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MANSLAUGHTER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «manslaughter» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «manslaughter» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about manslaughter

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2 QUOTES WITH «MANSLAUGHTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word manslaughter.
1
Roger Ascham
In our fathers' time nothing was read but books of feigned chivalry, wherein a man by reading should be led to none other end, but only to manslaughter and bawdry.
2
Albert Wynn
It is important that gang members are aware that if they engage in aggravated assault, maiming, kidnapping, or manslaughter that they will receiving a minimum sentence of 30 years.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MANSLAUGHTER»

Discover the use of manslaughter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to manslaughter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Corporate Manslaughter and Regulatory Reform
This has occurred in many different national jurisdictions, but this book shows how these developments can be understood as a coherent phenomenon.
Paul Almond, 2013
2
Murder, Manslaughter and Infanticide: Project 6 of the Ninth ...
The first change - structureTM 3.52 Under our recommendations, some forms of ' reckless' killing would constitute second degree murder and not merely manslaughter. A 'reckless' killing involves an unjustified killing where the killer was aware ...
Great Britain: Law Commission, 2006
3
Judging Evil: Rethinking the Law of Murder and Manslaughter
We Are the Poors was a major event in the life of the South African Left when the first edition was published there in 2000. This new edition follows the ongoing course of events to the present.
Samuel H. Pillsbury, 2000
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Fine Lines and Distinctions: Murder, Manslaughter and the ...
This is an important and stimulating work that should engage not just the legal practitioner, politician or law student but anyone concerned with our justice system or puzzled by the conduct and outcome of a murder trial': guardian.co.uk ...
Terrence Morris, Louis Blom-Cooper, 2011
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Criminal Liability for Non-Aggressive Death
The most general, however, is manslaughter. When investigating reform of manslaughter, one crucial question is what the limits of the offence should be. Manslaughter is what I call a differentiated offence: there are distinct rules of liability, and ...
Professor C M V Clarkson, Dr Sally Cunningham, 2013
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Manslaughter, Markets, and Moral Economy: Violent Disputes ...
Violent Disputes Over Property Rights in Eighteenth-Century China Thomas M. Buoye. predict. Among other things, they intensified cultivation, reclaimed wasteland, and enforced property rights in land more strictly. At the same time, others ...
Thomas M. Buoye, 2000
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Draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill: First Joint Report of ...
First Joint Report of Session 2005-06 Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee, Great Britain: Parliament. House of CommonsWork and Pensions Committee ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Home Affairs Committee, Great Britain: Parliament. House of CommonsWork and Pensions Committee, 2005
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Fault in Homicide: Towards a Schematic Approach to the Fault ...
between retaining negligent manslaughter at the expense of reckless manslaughter or vice versa. It is submitted that the choice should be in favour of retaining reckless manslaughter on the basis that subjective fault renders D's moral ...
Stanley Meng Heong Yeo, 1997
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Corporate Governance
CASE. IN. POINT. A. UK. ATTEMPT. TO. REDEFINE. CORPORATE. MANSLAUGHTER. In March 1987, a car and passenger ferry called the Herald of Free Enterprise departed from the Belgian port of Zeebrugge for Dover. The ferry was ...
Robert A. G. Monks, Nell Minow, 2008
10
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
Voluntary manslaughter means "an act of murder reduced to manslaughter because of extenuating circumstances such as provocation or diminished responsibility." In some jurisdictions, this crime is known as intentional manslaughter.
Bryan A. Garner, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MANSLAUGHTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term manslaughter is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bangor man faces manslaughter charge in car crash - Washington …
BANGOR, Maine (AP) - A Bangor man police allege was drunk when he crashed his car, resulting in the death of a passenger, has been held ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
2
Woman sentenced for drug charges, involuntary manslaughter
Circuit Court Judge Wendy Wexler Horn sentenced Sandra Dalls for involuntary manslaughter and three counts of distribution of a controlled ... «Daily Journal Online, Jul 15»
3
Pleas Entered In Manslaughter Cases - WOWT.com
No contest pleas to two manslaughter charges. 26-year-old Edward D. Koch of Quincy, Illinois will be sentenced September 21st on the Class ... «WOWT, Jul 15»
4
Father charged with manslaughter after Thurso baby dies | Ottawa …
The father of a Thurso baby who died in what police are describing as a case of shaken baby syndrome has been charged with manslaughter. «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
5
Manslaughter accused says brother attacked him with broken rum …
The manslaughter charge against Kaladin states that on November 19, 2010, he unlawfully killed his…to continue reading this article, please ... «Stabroek News, Jul 15»
6
Live updates from the Randall Kerrick manslaughter trial Tuesday …
Live updates from the Randall Kerrick manslaughter trial Tuesday. Police Officer Randall 'Wes' Kerrick is charged with voluntary manslaughter. «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»
7
Sentence stands in manslaughter case - York News-Times: News
YORK – The Nebraska Court of Appeals has affirmed the 5-10-year prison sentence handed down to Otis Newcomb, 39, of York, for felony ... «York News-Times, Jul 15»
8
Akron man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Hudson grad's heroin …
James Foreman, 20, entered the plea to charges of involuntary manslaughter and heroin trafficking in the death of 18-year-old Krista M. Barker. «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
9
Second Manslaughter Trial for Former Richland Nanny - Kvew Tv
Today is the first day of the second manslaughter trial for a former Richland nanny. Kelli Jacobsen is accused of causing the death of the one ... «KVEW, Jul 15»
10
Jury Views Wreckage of Fatal New Year's Eve Crash Intoxication …
The 27-year-old is on trial for intoxication manslaughter, a second-degree felony he admits he committed on Dec. 31, 2012, when he piloted his ... «San Angelo LIVE!, Jul 15»

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